Kim Young-kwang (actor)
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| Born |
January 11, 1987 Incheon, South Korea |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Other names | Young Kim |
| Education | Hanyang University - Theater and Film |
| Occupation | Actor, model |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Agent | Enpino Entertainment |
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
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| Revised Romanization | Gim Yeonggwang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yŏnggwang |
Kim Young-kwang (born January 11, 1987) is a South Korean actor and model. Kim began his entertainment career as a model and has walked the runways of world-renowned designers such as Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Etro. In 2008, he was the first Asian model to walk Dior Homme's show. As an actor, Kim has starred in the films Runway Cop (2012) and Hot Young Bloods (2014), as well as the television dramas Pinocchio (2014), D-Day (2015) and Sweet Stranger and Me (2016).
Kim's father was a veteran of the Vietnam War, who died when Kim was in the sixth grade. Kim's family struggled financially and it was rumoured that he had to start delivering newspapers at a young age to help relieve the financial burden. When he was nineteen years he randomly received an opportunity to become a model for an advertisement which opened doors for him to become a runway model and later debut as an actor.
On 12th December 2013, Kim quietly enlisted to his mandatory military service. However, he only had to be enlisted for six months as a public service soldier, the reason being that his father had been a Vietnam War veteran, as well as an acknowledged person of national merit. Thus, as a child of a person considered to be of national merit, Kim was required to serve only six months of military service. Kim was discharged in June 2014.
Young Kwang maintains close friendship with Lee Soo-hyuk, and also other fellow model-turned-actor Kim Woo-bin and Hong Jong-hyun whom he has worked with them onscreen in White Christmas.
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